“Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday ‘no thanks’ to U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of sending a hospital ship to Greenland, a territory that Trump has repeatedly said he wishes to take over,” NBC News reports.
“‘President Trump’s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens. It is a deliberate choice,’ Nielsen said in a post on Facebook.”
“Nielsen said Greenland remained open to dialogue and cooperation, also with the U.S. ‘But talk to us instead of just making more or less random outbursts on social media,’ he said.”
New York Times: “Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish defense minister, told Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, that his government had not been made aware of the plan. He said that there was ‘no need for special health care efforts’ in Greenland.”
“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark also appeared to respond to Mr. Trump’s announcement, though she did not mention Mr. Trump or the United States. ‘I’m happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health care for everyone,’ she wrote in a post on Instagram on Sunday. ‘The same approach exists in Greenland,’ she said.”
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